October 09, 2024 NEWS

Thirty six (36) researchers from Ritsumeikan University ranked among the world’s top 2%!

On September 17, 2024, the “science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators,” a comprehensive list identifying the world’s top 2% of scientists, was updated by Stanford University and Elsevier, and 36 researchers from Ritsumeikan University were included.

This list is based on information from Scopus (a bibliographic database) and entails an analysis of researchers worldwide who have published at least five papers in 22 research fields and 174 sub-fields. They were evaluated using a combination of indicators such as total number of citations (excluding self-citations), h-index, number of single-authored papers, and number of papers with individual citations.

At present, Ritsumeikan University is aiming to realize a next-generation research-intensive university that generates social symbiotic values, based on its medium-term plan “R2030 Academy Vision.” We will continue to produce world-class research results by collaborating with researchers and institutions in various research fields around the world. We will also actively generate further innovations, address global social issues, and contribute to education.

Single-year category
- Norihiro Sadato (Professor, Research Organization of Science and Technology; RARA Fellow)
- Takashi Minemoto (Professor, College of Science and Engineering; RARA Fellow)
- Kiyohiko Sugano (Professor, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- Tomoko Hasegawa (Professor, Research Organization of Science and Technology; RARA Fellow)
- Izumi Tabata (Professor, College of Sport and Health Science)
- Toshifumi Dohi (Professor, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- Satoshi Fujita (Professor, College of Sport and Health Science; RARA Associate Fellow)
- Yasuyuki Kita (Visiting Senior Researcher, Research Organization of Science and Technology)
- Yen-Wei Chen (Professor, College of Information Science and Engineering)
- Kei Ameyama (Professor, College of Science and Engineering)
- Hiromitsu Maeda (Professor, College of Life Sciences; RARA Fellow)
- Meng Lin (Professor, College of Science and Engineering; RARA Associate Fellow)
- Kentaro Kaneko (Professor, Research Organization of Science and Technology; RARA Fellow)
- Hitoshi Tamiaki (Professor, College of Life Sciences)
- Wataru Watanabe (Professor, College of Science and Engineering)
- Masafumi Kimata (Visiting Senior Researcher, Research Organization of Science and Technology)

Career-long category
- Norihiro Sadato (Professor, Research Organization of Science and Technology; RARA Fellow)
- Akinori Noma (Visiting Senior Researcher, Research Organization of Science and Technology)
- Yasuyuki Kita (Visiting Senior Researcher, Research Organization of Science and Technology)
- Tadayuki Imanaka (Visiting Senior Researcher, Research Organization of Science and Technology)
- Hiromitsu Maeda (Professor, College of Life Sciences; RARA Fellow)
- Kiyohiko Sugano (Professor, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- Masayoshi Mishina (Visiting Senior Researcher, Research Organization of Science and Technology)
- Toshifumi Dohi (Professor, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- Hitoshi Tamiaki (Professor, College of Life Sciences)
- Izumi Tabata (Professor, College of Sport and Health Science)
- Masanori Murakami (Senior Research Fellow, Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization)
- Hiroaki Ikeda (Professor, College of Science and Engineering)
- Yasushi Nanishi (Visiting Senior Researcher, Research Organization of Science and Technology)
- Sadao Kawamura (Professor, Ritsumeikan Global Innovation Research Organization)
- Toshiaki Ohta (Visiting Senior Researcher, Research Organization of Science and Technology)
- Koji Fukao (Professor, College of Science and Engineering)
- Takashi Minemoto (Professor, College of Science and Engineering; RARA Fellow)
- Hyon Sang Ho (Professor, College of Science and Engineering)
- Yoshiaki Shirai (Visiting Senior Researcher, Research Organization of Science and Technology)
- Shinichi Hirai (Professor, College of Science and Engineering)
- Yoichiro Fukao (Professor, College of Life Sciences)
- Koichi Inoue (Professor, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- Wataru Watanabe (Professor, College of Science and Engineering)
- Yen-Wei Chen (Professor, College of Information Science and Engineering)
- Kiyotsugu Takaba (Professor, College of Science and Engineering)
- Toshiya Katsura (Professor, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- Koichi Takiguchi (Professor, College of Science and Engineering)
- Damon Michael Chandler (Professor, College of Information Science and Engineering)
- Kei Ameyama (Professor, College of Science and Engineering)
- Akihide Sano (Professor, College of Science and Engineering)
- Hiroaki Kakigano (Professor, College of Science and Engineering)
- Masafumi Kimata (Visiting Senior Researcher, Research Organization of Science and Technology)